Miss Laura Talbot, a thirteen year old girl of Louisville, is the idol
of all true ex-confederate soldiers. A few months ago, while in school
in Louisville, she refused to sing, at the request of her teacher,
"Marching Through Georgia." Last week at Owensboro there was a reunion
of Confederates and Miss Talbot was present by invitation.
Ex-Congressman Ellis presented her a medal sent by old soldiers of
Georgia, and when the little girl accepted it she said that the reason
she refused to sing the song it was General Sherman's only claim to
greatness. When she made that statement the 4,000 people went wild.